The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-04-28


man tunnel, on the Northern Pacific, OBJ
structed trains on the 20th. It was 100
feet long by 10 feet deep.
The report of the police department
of Missoula for the month of March
showed 10 arrests, II convictions, S paid
| fines and costs, and IL were committed.
The Butte water company is going to
pump water a mile up hill, from cis-
tern in the valley to a reservoir above the
city, in order to increase the water sup
| ply.
The Husbandman says there are about
40 men from Neihart at work on the road
| down Belt creek, in order to give the
| trade of that camp an outlet to Great
Falls.
The opera house of Butte is to be inn
proved. A row of boxes or stalls will be
placed in the dress circle in front of the
main entrance. A large ventilator will
be added.
A special session of the Knights of La
Dor, with delegates from all parts of Mon
tana, convened at Helena last Friday to
consider matters which have arisen since
the last annual convention.
At least score of men have left for
the Libby Creek country and Scott An
derson and Phil Lynch made the return
trip in two days in order to record their
claims without delay.-Missoulian.
A heavy swab stick fell 100 feet in the
High Ore shaft, Butte, a few days ago,
striking Ben Trezma square on the back,
compelling that gentleman to stay at
home a few days.-Mining Journal.
A loaded cartridge with which an
eight-year-old son of John Connolly, of
the Shonkin, was playing last
week, exploded, and portion of the shell
struck him in the eye, putting the eye
out.
Austin Merrill, well-known pros
pector of Missoula, was killed last Fri
day by the accidental discharge Of a re-
volver. It fell out of his scabbard while
he was STOPPING to drink from noun
tain stream.
An attempt was made to burglarize the
residence of Louis Lineman, of Butte,
one night last week. Mrs. Lineman, being
the only person in the house at the time,
called out to the burglar and threatened
to shoot, whereupon he ran off.
A prisoner working on the streets for
the city Wednesday made a bold dash for
liberty, but Marshal Kenney and man
man on horseback wore him out and re-
captured him a short distance below
Judge Stephens 'ranch.-Missoulian
Inter Mountain: M. H. Keefe, of the
firm of Larson, Keefe & Co., who have
the contract for the Butte extension of
the Montana Central, took a life con-
tract at Helena last Monday, the other
party to the contract being Miss Winnie
Deegan, daughter of Ross Degan.
The sheriff's office at Butte lis in re-
ceipt of information from Anaconda that
a boy about eight years old was found on
the north-bound Garrison train on the
evening of the Goth, and as he would give
no account of himself he was held there
awaiting Identification Inter Mountain.
William Egan, section foreman for the
Northern Pacific at Gold Greek, was Sc
riously stabbed on the Goth instant by Al
bert Osborne, while in the act of quelling
a drunken disturbance between Osborne
and man named Donhardt. Sheriff
Coleman arrested Osborne and took him
to Deer Lodge.
The Montana Stockgrowers' associ-
alton convened at Miles City on the 18th
and continued two days. About 100
members were present. Following are the
officers elected: President, Joseph Scott.
OF Miles City; first vice president, B. F.
Potts, of Helena; second vice president,
William Harmon, of Miles City, and Sec
retary- treasurer, r. B. Harrison, of Hell
ena. A grand reception and banquet was